"Religion is like music, one must have an ear for it. Some people have none at all."

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Source : Charlotte Mary Mew (1981). “Collected Poems and Prose”, Carcanet Press

Charlotte Mew

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“The definition of success to me is not necessarily a price tag, not fame, but having a good life, and being able to say I did the right thing at the end of the day. Of course, the price tag is definitely part of it, but it's not the whole thing in my book.”
“Silence before being born, silence after death: life is nothing but noise between two unfathomable silences.”
“Here is this ability to explore ideas, but with minute changes, and then look at the results. Often you get so excited about what you're doing that you think, "Oh, wow, this is just great." And you look at it a week later and you realize you'd been excited by the act of creation, but what you've created is not really exciting when you look at it in cold blood. And so that, to me, is a valuable lesson also.”
“I think you have to be scared every morning that you go out to shoot, or you lose your edge. With actors, there has to be that adrenaline and you have to keep challenging yourself, and I certainly challenge myself, as a director.”
“In the end it all comes down to enthusiasm. Your creativity is basically your expression of God-force.”
“I have an MFA in writing. It is debatable if they are right for everyone, but I had a mentor who really changed my life, so it worked for me.”
“Kelly Clarkson is the most adorable person on the planet. She is just so nice.”
“It's just hard to get an independent film made.”

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